1988 : - Core Design, a British video game development studio based in the city of Derby was founded by Jeremy Heath-Smith and several former employees of Gremlin Graphics.

Core Design's original logo.

1989 : - Rick Dangerous, the studio's first game, was released.

1994 : - Core was acquired by the CentreGold group, comprising the publisher US Gold and distributor CentreSoft.

1996 : - Eidos Interactive acquires CentreGold plc, which includes US Gold, Core Design and CentreSoft. The same year the first Tomb Raider game was released.

2003 : - Eidos moved the development of the Tomb Raider franchise from Core Design to Crystal Dynamics, another Eidos-owned studio, after Tomb Raider : The Angel of Darkness mixed reviews. Several members including key member Jeremy Heath-Smith left the team and established a game development of their own, Circle Studio which was liquidated later in 2007.

2006 : - The company is acquired by Rebellion (Rebellion Derby), but Eidos retains the name and IPs. Rebellion Derby closed its doors later in 2010.

2007 : - The official Core Design domain name is put up for sale.

2014 : - The domain name is acquired and a new "by the fans for the fans" Core Design tribute website is created.